CONFIGURATION FILE

Four configuration files (dynaformdefaultXXX.config, dynaformhardcopydefault, dynaform_menu.config and dynaformXXX.ini (XXX is the version number of Dynaform)) are created to set all the control parameters. By default, these files are located in the “My Documents” (home) directory of the current user’s PC. The files are located in the user's home directory on UNIX/LINUX. The modification of the first three files may require super-user privilege.

Dynaformdefault.config primarily controls the default settings of analysis parameters. Each parameter has a control flag to control permission for modification. The format of each control parameter is listed as the following:

Keyword   value  permission key”.

 

The user can modify the default settings of most parameters related to a stamping simulation.

 

Dynaformhardcopydefault controls the default print settings.  The format of each control parameter is listed as the following:

Keyword   value

 

The user can modify the default settings of most printing parameters.

 

Dynaform_menu.config controls the access privilege of the DYNAFORM menu. The format of each control parameter is listed as the following:

Keyword   value

 

The super-user can control whether the user is allowed to define the access privilege of the menu according to the command below:

 

Allow user to config menu: No <Yes or No>. If Yes is selected, the user is allowed to define the access privilege of the menu; otherwise, the defined access privilege of the menu is invalid.

 

dynaformXXX.ini is provided to save customized settings in the database or in the user’s home directory. The format of each parameter is listed as the following:

 

#DYNAFORM configure file

#[keywords]   value

#[FILE_DIALOG_STYLE]: 0 - WINDOWS style, 1 - UNIX STYLE

#[SYSTEM_LANGUAGE]: ENGLISH,CHINESE,JAPANESE,KOREAN and so on

#[AUTOBACKUPTIME]: <=0 - don't autobackup, >0 - backup time( minutes )

#[AUTORESTART]: 0 - don't autorestart, 1 - autorestart.

[FILE_DIALOG_STYLE]

0

[SYSTEM_LANGUAGE]

English

[MATERIAL_LIB_TYPE]

0

[FADE_BACKGROUND]

1

[BACKGROUND_TOP_COLOR]

0,0,0

[BACKGROUND_BOTTOM_COLOR]

24,64,128

[LAST_CHECK_UPDATE]

October 23, 2008

[LAST_DATABASE_PATH]

D:/DF5.7/

[LAST_IMPORT_PATH]

D:/DF5.7/

[LS-DYNA_SOLVER_S]

C:\PROGRA~1\DYNAFO~1.7\lsdyna.exe

[LS-DYNA_SOLVER_D]

C:\PROGRA~1\DYNAFO~1.7\lsdyna_d.exe

[ETA-POSTPROCESS]

C:\PROGRA~1\DYNAFO~1.7\etapostprocessor.exe

[ETA-VPGDSA]

 

[AUTOBACKUPFILE]

timed.df

[AUTOBACKUPTIME]

0

[AUTORESTART]

0

[LAST_DBFILE_NAME]

fender.df

[MATERIAL_PATH]

C:\Documents and Settings\Andy\My Documents\

 

Comment lines start with ‘#’.

 

[FILE_DIALOG_STYLE] Determine the default style of file dialog. There are two file dialog styles (Windows and UNIX) under the Option/File option.  

 

[SYSTEM_LANGUAGE] Define the default language for the GUI. eta/DYNAFORM currently supports four types of languages. There are: Chinese, English, Japanese and Korea

 

[MATERIAL_LIB_TYPE] Define the default material library. eta/DYNAFORM provides four different standard material libraries.

 

[FADE_BACKGROUND] Determine whether to show the fade background for graphic display area or not.

 

[BACKGROUND_TOP_COLOR] When displaying the Fade Background, set a color for the top of graphic display area. If only a unique background is displayed, set a background color for the entire graphic display area. The background color is in RGB format.

 

[BACKGROUND_BOTTOM_COLOR] When displaying the Fade Background, set a color for the bottom of graphic display area. If only a uniform background is displayed, this value is not used.

 

[LAST_CHECK_UPDATE] Record the last version update and check time.

 

[LAST_DATABASE_PATH] When saving or opening a database, eta/DYNAFORM will automatically identify the last saved or opened database path.

 

[LAST_IMPORT_PATH] When importing or exporting a database, eta/DYNAFORM will automatically identify the last import or export database path.

 

[LS-DYNA_SOLVER_S] When submitting to LS-DYNA for calculation directly after setting, eta/DYNAFORM will search for the Single Precision Solver from this path.

 

[LS-DYNA_SOLVER_D] When submitting to LS-DYNA for calculation directly after setup, eta/DYNAFORM will search for the Double Precision Solver from this path.

 

[ETA-POSTPROCESS] When switching from Pre-processor to Post-processor, eta/DYNAFORM will search for the Post-processor from this path.

 

[AUTOBACKUPFILE] Define the backup file name.

 

[AUTOBACKUPTIME] Define the time interval between automatic backup files.

 

[AUTORESTART] Post-process can be initiated directly from eta/DYNAFORM. If the value is 1, the database (*.df file) will be restarted automatically after eta/POST interface is closed.

 

[LAST_DBFILE_NAME] Record the last opened database file.

 

[MATERIAL_PATH] Specify the User Define Material path.